Episode 210
Spine Icons, Thought Crime & The Spice Girls Were Lying To Us
Show broadcast on 10 March 2018
To quote Elis James: "John's back, he's back, oh God how I've missed him." John returned in triumphant form to clear the gutters of shame as they sat overflowing with neglect. This week, explore the legend of Dublins 'Pint men', find out why Elis is so aggravated and discover a BIG piece of news!!!! All this plus the Humblebrags, a Light-Hearted Paper Review, Emails and tons of badinage.
Podcast intro
The podcast saving lives, plus the exciting announcement of the forthcoming book 'Elis James and John Robins Present The Holy Vible'! (Not self-published.)
John's introduction of Elis
"To my left, a comedian of some renown. In a vaulting four-star review of his last Edinburgh show, industry king-makers Gigglebeats commented "his jokes are long, involved and probably won't make it onto any top ten one-liners lists"."
Conversations and riffs
Elis has a dog mess issue on his front pavement and John had ravens in his roof. Also, John had an X-rated erotic dream that he felt so guilty about the next morning he thought he might report himself to the police.
John tells us about a nightmare road journey returning from a gig one night (that turned into the next morning).
John reads an excerpt from a great social history book of the pub and decides he wants to be a 'pint man'.
It's that time again to vote for Queen to top Radio X's 'Best of British' poll!
Elis James' Light-Hearted Paper Review
Elis' selection of humorous stories from this week's newspapers.
Celebrity stars eat too. Play relaxing music into cars to de-stress drivers.
John's Shame Well
John frees another listener of their shame.
Asking a teacher whether her period is regular, then voluntarily going to stand in the corner facing the wall.
Made-Up Games
Listeners suggest made-up games that Elis and John can play.
Sport Star Nicknames: Guess the sport star from their sport and nickname.
Email of the Species
Listeners' emails into the show.
A new term is coined: 'zig-zag one-derer' - a PCD who goes back and forth listening to collections of the previous podcast episodes in an odd order before attaining full retro status.
The 'Keep It Session' Sessions
A special section at the end of the podcast for music recommendations.
Kurt Vile (John)